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By Paul Leahy, About.com

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Start the Download

Start the Download

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You may see a pop-up window called "Hints" that tells you a little more about the Sun Download Manager. Click "OK" to close it.

Click on the "Start" button. The download manager will display how long there is remaining before the download is complete. Wait until the status changes to "Downloaded", before you close the download manager window.

You have successfully downloaded the JDK!

Now you need to install it onto your computer.

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